A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

Since they got back from the hospital, Mark took off the handcuffs from Tina. However, if Tina refused treatment, Mark wouldn't hesitate to lock her up again, even if it would make Tina hate him more.

Tina did not utter a word, but the resentment was clear as crystal in her eyes.

Tina hated feeling like a prisoner! She never imagined her life would come to this!

Before long, Mark brought another bowl of ointment and applied it on Tina's wounds gently.

"When do you intend on setting me free?" Tina asked, coldly.

"Doesn't it feel good to be home? No one can hurt you here and you won't have to see the faces that you don't like either," Mark answered, with tongue-in-cheek.

In the past few days, Mark's parents made several attempts to visit Tina, but every time Mark would send them back with some kind of excuse. Mark's parents felt guilty assuming that Tina did not want to see them because they wanted to welcome Emily back into the Tao family. Therefore, they decided to give Tina some time on her own, instead of constantly pestering her.

Besides, they trusted their son to take good care of Tina, so they did not have to worry about anything at all.

Frustrated and annoyed, Tina screamed at Mark, "You've kept me locked up here, against my will, Mark!"

"No, I'm protecting you," he said.

"Hypocrite," she replied.

"I don't care what you think of me," he retorted.

Mark didn't hold any grudges against Tina. He just smiled and said, "But my love for you is unconditional."

Tina warned, with contempt, "You cannot keep me locked up in here forever."

Mark did not take Tina's threat seriously until night time, when he really understood what she had meant by that.

When Mark left her alone for a little while, Tina used a piece of broken glass to cut open her wrist. The blood gushed out from the wound and dripped all over the ground.

the room, a spasm of panic contorted his face, as he panicked and

take it out on me.

Tina stared at the blood blankly, as if she could not feel the pain. "Because it works, doesn't it?" she answered

concern for her own safety hurt Mark's feelings.

have to do this?" he asked. Unlike his usual self, Mark was a little angry, as his eyes failed to hide his real emotions. Needless to say, he was angry at

here as long as you want, and I will keep on doing this

Mark could finish, the doctor came

frowned when she saw the wound on Tina's wrist, as she hurried to dress it up quickly. "Be sure to not let

and motionless. He didn't utter a word, until

them were fighting a silent war against each other, as if the one

would tend to lose,

Mark was the

that you feel bored living in here. I don't mind if you want to go out, but you don't need to hurt yourself just to get

understand," she answered. Tina's eyes did not carry an

her right to be arrogant; her beauty and her health. She had nothing left in this world for her to carry on living.

somewhere out there, Emily was living the perfect life. Emily had everything Tina had lost.

kept Tina going was her hatred and resentment

down to hell with her, if that was the last thing she had to

everywhere at all times. Do not try to be devious. I promise I

As long as Jacob was rendered powerless, no one could protect Emily anymore. Then he

it felt to be desperate and

the various and elaborate methods he would

over to Tina, for her to

single word that came out of his mouth, as she feigned correspondence in a

lunch, okay?" he asked. Mark's tone was as gentle as before. "Our parents haven't seen you in a long time. They're worried about you,"

Tina locked up in his home for an indefinite amount time, his parents

ridiculed him. "They are your parents,